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This is the longest of the six major Yang-style tai chi movements, taking about 25 minutes to complete. Tai Chi is known for developing balance, strength, and flexibility. It is a form of meditation in movement. In this class you will learn the first third of the forms, or about 36 moves, in a workshop environment.

This is the longest of the six major Yang-style tai chi movements, taking about 25 minutes to complete. Tai Chi is known for developing balance, strength, and flexibility. It is a form of meditation in movement. In this class we will review the first 36 forms in a workshop environment. Additional forms will be taught as the group is ready.

This is the shortest of the six major Yang-style tai chi movements, taking about six minutes to complete. Tai Chi is known for developing balance, strength, and flexibility. It is a form of meditation in movement. In this class you will learn all 24 forms and by the end be able to join other groups wherever you go.

California is facing continuing growth in the number of seniors residing in the state with 8.6 million adults aged 65 and older expected by 2030. The overall goal of the Age Well, Drive Smart program is to ensure older adults have access to continued driver's education and training to help keep roads safe for everyone. Upon completion of this course you will be issued an Age Well, Drive Well certificate that can be presented to your insurance company for a possible discount.

The words "travel" and "vacation" are often used interchangeably, but careful examination indicates subtle differences between the two. Vacation implies an escape, while travel may offer the opportunity for total immersion in a different culture. Both are relevant and explored in depth by OLLI members whose pictures, stories, and information will leave you aching to go – and return with your own adventure to tell.

We'll visit museums, art galleries, and studios in the area and talk with curators and artists to learn more about the places and the work. Afterwards, we'll go to coffee houses or restaurants for no-host treats and conversation with group members.

This class covers the American victory at Guadalcanal, the island hopping and stepping stones across the Pacific, and America's gains in airpower supremacy over the Japanese.

This class is for people who know how to play the basic A to G chords on guitar, although class members may bring other stringed instruments to play, e.g. mandolin, bass, ukulele, banjo, harmonica, or squeeze box. Or sing along without an instrument! Songs and lyrics will be emailed each week, featuring artists like Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Everly Brothers, The Drifters, and other favorites from the 1950s and 1960s.

This class uses a group study of the book Complete Spanish Step by Step, Premium 2nd Edition, by Barbara Bregstein, starting with Chapter 1 unless otherwise decided by the group participants.

How does your brain develop? Does trauma, like COVID or other issues, change your brain? We'll explore some of these questions, as well as create a mindset or thinking pattern, in other words a habit, that could overcome some of these kinds of situations. You choose what you'd like to explore and change. Now comes the hard part: practice! There are fun ways to form new healthier habits, and we'll explore those as well.

Chico State's tradition of academic excellence goes back more than 130 years. With over 900 faculty members and 14,200 students, the University's teaching and learning community is thriving. Discover the imagination, cutting-edge research, and expertise that flourishes in our own backyard!

Do you have a deep source of wisdom available to you, but one to which you seldom listen? For centuries mystics have confounded their companions with wisdom from an unknown source. Socrates taught us: "The unexamined life is not worth living." The Buddha taught us to contact The Source through meditation. And Jesus said, "He who has eyes to see and ears to hear better use them." In this class we will learn how to recognize, learn from, and share our "peak experiences."

A scintillating review of current themes in the media will be discussed in each class. Class members present a topic, discuss it, then open the floor for discussion and debate. Poetry, literature, scientific discovery, and educational progress are examples of the issues addressed. Special guests are welcome to present.

Join us on a journey of discovery along Oroville's Museum Mile! The City of Oroville owns and operates five city museums including The Oroville Chinese Temple, The C.F. Lott Historic Home, The Pioneer History Museum, The Feather River Nature Center & Native Plant Park, and the Bolt's Antique Tool Museum. Each museum tells a part of the story of this region's rich heritage. Enjoy docent-led tours each class and dig deeper into the stories, artifacts, and lives of this unique Northern California town.

Explore collage by using different papers such as tissue, magazines, books, and music, to name a few. Collage is easy and and doesn't require "artistic talent." We'll complete several projects and have fun doing them!

Flexibility declines with age, but more so if you're not active. Come rejuvenate your mental, physical, and spiritual well-being through exercise. We'll practice balance, strength, and flexibility movements that lead to enhanced mobility. Each class follows a similar pragmatic routine that can be done at home. Consistent practice with exercises that increase your range of motion means you'll be looking after the health of your joints for many years to come. Comfortable clothing recommended for ease of motion.

"Great Decisions" is the Foreign Policy Association's public education program about U.S. foreign policy and global affairs. Topics include energy geopolitics, war crimes, China and the US, economic warfare, politics in Latin America, global famine, Iran and the US, and climate migration. We will select four topics each term, plus additional topics of interest to the class.

During the English Glorious Revolution of 1688, John Locke articulated principles of constitutional government. We will examine excerpts of his writing. Then we will discuss five short founding documents of our constitutional system, dated 1776 to 1793. Topics will include the rule of law, innate rights, equality, and religious toleration. We will create thoughtful conversations about the meaning and significance of these principles. Participants should plan to spend an hour preparing for each week's conversation.

In this half-day reflective workshop, participants can articulate their own perspectives about the lived experience of leadership as one ages. We will also explore the dynamics in play in the construction of elders' leadership identity.

Each week we'll view a feature-length documentary or two shorter films. The films will generally feature a performer or composer, the impact of their environment on their music, and the impact of their music on other musicians and on society. Or the focus might be on a style of music from swing to country, jazz to rock. This is a class for the open-minded and intellectually curious because, paraphrasing Mick Jagger, you might not always hear what you like, but sometimes you just might like what you hear.

In human speech we can locate signs of our deep past and evidence of how we think now. In many respects, names are special: they are our addresses in the universe. This course considers the history of human language and some of its special effects, like poems, curses, predictions, and riddles as they pertain to names.

This class will offer a description of the 17 intelligence agencies that comprise the US intelligence community. It will include the five basic intelligence sources and a description of the six steps of the intelligence cycle. We will drill down into several of the intelligence agencies, such as the DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency). Relevant books and periodicals will be recommended. Time permitting we will examine the polygraph examination, detection dogs, and contemporary spies and traitors.

Participants in this class can deepen their understanding of the role of the board and the board's relationship to the executive director. We will look at nonprofit basics, board member roles and responsibilities, and board structures in the context of the nonprofit life cycle. There will also be opportunities to explore specific questions and concerns raised by participants.

Reading poetry helps you to know things more fully; it commands your attention; and it can sustain good conversation. In this class, participants select poetry from favorite sources to read aloud with fellow enthusiasts.

Sing and/or play popular gospel songs. Bring your voice, guitar, violin, cello, harmonica, squeeze box, or other instrument and join a group of people singing and playing for fun. This is not meant to be religious. It's just a place to enjoy great music. Join us!

A brief summary of the Vietnam War, the build-up to Tet, overview of the attack at Long Binh Post, including a contemporary narrated recording of the attack, and the effect of Tet on the outcome of the war.

The Repair Shop is a British series that features expert restorers bringing cherished antiques back to life. Restoration experts in art conservation, carpentry, metalwork, watchmaking, and many other specialized skills demonstrate techniques that can be applied in everyday life. The individual stories of the customers of the Repair Shop often offer historical perspectives of general interest. Examples include repair of running shoes worn at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and the restoration of a seventeenth-century painting of Queen Henrietta Marie, the wife of Charles I.

Start your Tuesday with music and songs. Join us in a fun, informal weekly sing-along. Bring your voices and/or musical instruments. The operative word is "fun." If you like music, you will like this class. All levels welcome!

Come prepared to discuss how this concept can work in your daily life: remembering that the past is gone and the future hasn't happened. One can be reflective but not ruminate over and over about the past or the future. This powerful concept for living can bring inner peace, even in the face of suffering.

Come prepared to discuss how this concept can work in your daily life: remembering that the past is gone and the future hasn't happened. One can be reflective but not ruminate over and over about the past or the future. This powerful concept for living can bring inner peace, even in the face of suffering.

Fun social dances from around the world, including Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Greece, Israel, Scotland, and the United States. Line, circle, and couple dances. No partner required.

The Writer's Workshop serves a community of writers interested in sharing their writing and responding to other writers' work. We will focus on fiction, memoir, creative non-fiction, poetry, travel writing, stories for children, and other types of writing. Following a workshop format, this class will be an opportunity for students to receive feedback for their written work and provide meaningful support to fellow writers.